frescodaily: ART & DESIGN ROUNDUP

Louis Vuitton is introducing their new Tower sneakers as apart of the Summer 2010 shoe collection. [Upscale Swagger]

French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier lends his Haute couture touch to Levi’s denim. Check out the results. [High Snobiety]

Google Nexus One Mobile Phone: The verdict is in, and all hail Google, once again.[Freshness Mag]

It’s always cool when when a major fashion house like Givenchy does a streetwear-influenced collection. [Slamxhype]

design: COMMISSIONED JAY-Z GEM PORTRAIT

No task is too small for this industrious company who create mosaics with precious stones as centrepieces. You choose your design and the stones you want to include and they do the rest.

They work with some of the top mosaic artists and can create their pieces using a variety of mediums from Swarovski crystals to diamonds and sapphires set in 18ct. Amongst other portraits, one of their highly acclaimed artists has created a portrait of Jay-Z using 22,500 black and white Swarovski crystals which has become quite the conversation piece.

Olafur Eliasson Exhibit @ MoMA

A few weeks ago Kanye featured on his blog the Olafur Elliason Exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art. I got a chance to go check it out for myself yesterday and was quite impressed.

The exhibition is the first major survey of the artist in the United States and was previously featured at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The show features fifteen years of Eliasson's work in large scale installations that experiment with light, space and the elements. It runs until June 30th.